Heart month 2026
LOVE YOUR HEART. WE DO.
February is American Heart Month. As a leader in heart disease prevention and treatment, Salinas Valley Health wants to make sure you stay active, educated and healthy. Here are heart-focused activities, events, videos, podcasts and resources for the month!
FREE Ask The Experts Presentation
Join our "Ask The Experts" presentation to gain insightful knowledge that empowers you to live well and prioritize your heart’s health.
Ask the Experts: Heart Health 101: Basics of Cardiovascular Diseases and Prevention
Cardiovascular diseases are a group of disorders of the heart and blood vessels which include coronary heart disease, peripheral artery disease, and congenital heart disease among others. Learn more about cardiovascular diseases and heart health by listening to one of our podcasts. Click here to search for more podcast topics.
Ask the Experts: Prevención de Enfermedades Cardiovasculares
Las enfermedades cardiovasculares son un grupo de trastornos del corazón y de los vasos sanguíneos que incluyen la enfermedad coronaria, la enfermedad arterial periférica entre otras. Aprenda más sobre las enfermedades cardiovasculares y la salud del corazón escuchando uno de nuestros podcasts. Haga clic aquí para buscar otros temas de podcasts.
Ask The Experts Podcasts
In this podcast, cardiothoracic surgeon, Vincent DeFilippi, MD, discusses how the obesity epidemic is having an impact on heart disease. Love your heart. We do.
En este podcast, el cirujano cardiotorácico, Vincent DeFilippi, MD, analiza como la epidemia de obesidad está teniendo un impacto en las enfermedades cardíacas. Ama tu corazón, igual que nosotros.
World Class Cardiac Care at Salinas Valley Health
Several months after undergoing open heart surgery, Roy Gobets says he is grateful for the continuum of world class cardiac care he has received at Salinas Valley Health. This is his story.
Other Events and Resources
Salinas Valley Health is a leader in heart disease prevention and treatment. Below are a few other heart-focused resources and events available to the community.
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Exercise Challenge
This community-wide wellness initiative encourages active participation the fitness classes, groups hikes and physical activity events offered throughout the community.
The challenge runs February 2 – March 1, 2026, is FREE and open to all.
For more information and to register visit salinasvalleyhealth.com/exercisechallenge
Para leer esta información y aprender más sobre el Desafío de Ejercicio de Salinas Valley Health en español, visite SalinasValleyHealth.com/exercisechallenge2026.
Leader Led Heart Walks
Take a break and walk with a leader following the red footsteps around the Salinas Valley Health campus every Friday during the month of February!
Every Friday of the month:
February 6, 13, 20 and 27 at 11:30am
Meet us at the medical center’s main entrance.
Walk With A Doc
Salinas Valley Health invites the community to Walk With A Doc. A Salinas Valley Health provider will answer participant's questions during and after the walk on the specific health topic. Participants will walk between 1.5- 2 miles. Healthy snacks and health information will also be provided to participants.
Join us for the next walk on February 8, 2025. This walk will be led by our Chief Clinical Officer, Timothy Albert, MD, MHCM, as he discusses how to lower your risk for developing heart disease.
To learn more about what the Walk With A Doc program is, click here.
Go Red For Women
Celebrate National Wear Red Day® with Go Red For Women on February 7, 2025 to help fight women’s No. 1 killer—heart disease. Join the movement nationwide and learn how you can honor women by going to www.goredforwomen.org.
February Red Hat Campaign
Every baby born at Salinas Valley Health Medical Center during the month of February will go home with a hand-made red hat courtesy of our own dedicated hat making volunteers and the American Heart Association Little Hats Big Hearts campaign.
Heart Healthy Recipes
Nutrition and healthy eating habits are the cornerstone to a healthy heart. Make healthy eating a priority today and try a new and delicious recipe here.
Mended Hearts
Learn more about our heart care
Salinas Valley Health is a leader in heart disease prevention and treatment. To view a list of the awards we have earned for our cardiac care, click here. Find out more about our physicians and services at Cardiologists in Salinas, CA | Cardiac Care in Monterey County.
See a full list of events and activities here.
